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Venkatesh Kannaiah
Venkatesh Kannaiah is indianexpress.com's consulting editor for South India
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Tech is the key to scale impact startups but passionate founders are the trigger: Anand Sri Ganesh, CEO, NSRCELSubscriber Only
April 13, 2024 17:00 IST
With nearly 1,347 ventures incubated in the last financial year through its 13 concurrent programme tracks, NSRCEL has a wide range of startups focussing on deep tech, impact, sustainability, mobility.
Sat, Apr 13, 2024
AI could be used to identify suicidal behaviour: Dr Pratima Murthy, Director, NIMHANSSubscriber Only
April 06, 2024 17:00 IST
A well-known name in addiction psychiatry, Dr Pratima has been instrumental in building the Centre for Addiction Medicine at NIMHANS.
Sun, Apr 07, 2024
India could become the assistive tech hub of the world: AssisTech Foundation co-founder Prateek MadhavSubscriber Only
March 30, 2024 17:00 IST
A Bengaluru-based nonprofit, ATF’s goal has been to create more awareness about the world of disability and bring about a positive impact through the start-ups they nurture.
Sun, Mar 31, 2024
Our work on building 5G-Advanced base stations will be a game changer: Debabrata Das, Director, IIIT BangaloreSubscriber Only
March 23, 2024 17:00 IST
Dr. Debabrata Das is also the Project Officer of National Mission for Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems in the areas of Advanced Communication System, from DST, Govt of India.
Mon, Mar 25, 2024
Passionate about innovations on creating circular economy for plastics: Marico’s Harsh MariwalaSubscriber Only
March 16, 2024 12:50 IST
"We are working with a lot of interesting innovators and startups in the circular economy space," said Mariwala.
Sun, Mar 17, 2024
Our work on newer materials for semiconductors will be a gamechanger: Prof Balan Gurumoorthy, IIScSubscriber Only
March 09, 2024 17:00 IST
Balan Gurumoorthy spoke to indianexpress.com on the impact FSID has had on the deeptech ecosystem in the country, its thematic incubators in geriatric healthcare, and more.
Mon, Mar 11, 2024
Climate tech has interesting solutions, question is who will foot the bill: Shyam Menon, co-founder, Bharat Innovation FundSubscriber Only
March 02, 2024 17:00 IST
Menon spoke to indianexpress.com on Bharat Innovation Fund’s journey, learnings from being an early cleantech investor, the challenges of investing in cleantech and the startups from his fund
Sun, Mar 03, 2024
Electric air taxis and hyperloop are cheaper and closer than you think: Prof Satya Chakravarthy, IIT-MadrasSubscriber Only
February 24, 2024 17:00 IST
Satya Chakravarthy, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at IIT-Madras, speaks to Venkatesh Kannaiah about space tech startups, Hyperloop, and whether academics make for good entrepreneurs.
Sun, Feb 25, 2024
We want to be a hub for tech for good in India: Nidhi Bhasin, CEO, Nasscom FoundationSubscriber Only
February 17, 2024 17:39 IST
Nidhi Bhasin spoke to indianexpress.com on the need for building a hub for tech for good in the country, the work done by Nasscom Foundation, and its efforts in digitally empowering the nonprofit sector in the country.
Sun, Feb 18, 2024
Per Capita AI consumption could become development indicator of the future: Pratyush Kumar, co-founder, Sarvam AISubscriber Only
February 10, 2024 17:09 IST
Kumar is also the co-founder of AI4Bharat, pioneering Indian language AI application and PadhAI, which provides deep and affordable online learning to students.
Mon, Feb 12, 2024
Urban transit optimisation a big data problem, but we should start first with collecting data: Madhav Pai, CEO, WRI IndiaSubscriber Only
February 03, 2024 17:52 IST
Madhav Pai spoke to indianexpress.com on the tech tools developed by WRI India, their work with startups, the challenges of clean energy transition, issues with urban transit and the need to collect large amounts of data to make meaningful policy changes.
Sun, Feb 04, 2024
Our focus is on building tech startups in Tier 2 & 3 cities: Sivarajah Ramanathan, CEO, StartupTNSubscriber Only
January 27, 2024 17:38 IST
Sivarajah Ramanathan spoke to indianexpress.com on the strengths of the Tamil Nadu startup ecosystem, their robust incubator network, their impact philosophy and the challenges of building a state startup nodal agency from scratch.
Mon, Jan 29, 2024
Tech is a double-edged sword when it comes to biodiversity: Prof Kamal Bawa, Founder-President, ATREESubscriber Only
January 20, 2024 17:00 IST
A Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Prof Kamal Bawa spoke to indianexpress.com on the role of tech in biodiversity conservation, the challenges to biodiversity per se, the role of ATREE in conservation and restoration and more.
Sun, Jan 21, 2024
‘IIT-Madras’ focus on deep tech startups has paid off’Subscriber Only
January 13, 2024 10:17 IST
Startup mentor at IIT-Madras, Prof Mahesh Panchagnula speaks on the kinds of startups that get incubated at the institute, the impact it has had on society, the opportunities that IIT-Madras affords given its deep tech background and its early lead in India’s innovation ecosystem.
Sun, Jan 14, 2024
Tech helps track social impact in a better way: Suresh Krishna, CEO, Yunus Social Business FundSubscriber Only
January 06, 2024 17:00 IST
Krishna spoke to indianexpress.com on how tech is helping the impact investment sector track its performance, the democratisation of tech and its impact
Mon, Jan 08, 2024
It is not possible to replicate Silicon Valley everywhere: Sridhar Vembu, Founder and CEO, Zoho CorporationSubscriber Only
December 23, 2023 17:00 IST
Sridhar Vembu talks about his faith and confidence in rural India, the need to stop the brain drain, what Indian cities lack, and the trajectory of technology, innovation and impact in India.
Mon, Dec 25, 2023
There is no silver bullet to fight climate change: Sameer Shisodia, CEO, Rainmatter FoundationSubscriber Only
December 16, 2023 17:00 IST
Shisodia spoke to indianexpress.com on the Rainmatter foundation, his passion for sustainable living, his investment and grant making philosophy, and the opportunities and challenges for climate tech startups in India.
Mon, Dec 18, 2023
We tease the problem out of the system and use AI to resolve it: Shekar Sivasubramanian, CEO, Wadhwani AISubscriber Only
December 09, 2023 17:00 IST
Shekar Sivasubramanian spoke to indianexpress.com on how AI is being used to solve problems in agriculture, health and education sectors, the challenges of using AI, and the ecosystem needed to nurture it.
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
Our online tools will change the way you see solar and wind energy in India: Jai Asundi, Executive Director, CSTEPSubscriber Only
December 02, 2023 17:00 IST
Jai Asundi spoke to indianexpress.com on the challenges of clean air monitoring in India, issues around stubble burning, the huge potential for solar and wind power in India, and the emerging ecosystem around air quality in India.
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
We are using AI to build a database of elephant calls on the field: Krithi Karanth, Executive Director, Centre for Wildlife StudiesSubscriber Only
November 25, 2023 17:30 IST
Krithi spoke to indianexpress.com on the challenges of using tech for wildlife conservation, the use of AI, drones and the growing field of bioacoustics in wildlife conservation, and the innovations being carried out at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bengaluru
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
Are you a plumber or a tech entrepreneur? Nuggets from Kerala’s Huddle Global 2023Subscriber Only
November 20, 2023 12:47 IST
Huddle Global 2023 is a startup festival organised from November 16-18 by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), bringing together startups, investors, bankers and various international ecosystem players.
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Indian biotechs’ ‘aha’ moment could emerge with C-CAMP’s work on antimicrobial resistance: Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO, C-CAMPSubscriber Only
November 18, 2023 19:50 IST
C-CAMP has been a catalyst of cutting-edge research and innovation in life sciences since 2009.
Sat, Nov 18, 2023
Srikanth Viswanathan of Janaagraha: What is preventing us from using tech to solve simple problems in Indian cities?Subscriber Only
November 11, 2023 08:00 IST
Janaagraha was one of the early nonprofits which had pioneered the use of digital tools and applications for building trust between citizens and governments by crowdsourcing citizen inputs and grievances for governments to take note of and resolve.
Sun, Nov 12, 2023
It’s time to replicate T-Hub innovation model across India: Srinivasa Rao, CEO, T-HubSubscriber Only
November 04, 2023 17:30 IST
Now as the CEO of T-Hub, Srinivasa Rao Mahankali is a key driver of the unique partnership between the Government of Telangana, the International Institute of Information Technology, the Indian School of Business and the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research and the private sector.
Mon, Nov 06, 2023
It’s time to build ‘Digital Twins’ of Indian cities to solve the urban crisis: BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder-Chairman, CyientSubscriber Only
October 28, 2023 17:30 IST
BVR Mohan Reddy spoke to indianexpress.com on the social impact of the tech products and solutions that his company is working on, the challenges of bringing such tech to India, and the need for a ‘failure-friendly’ education system.
Mon, Oct 30, 2023Journalism of Courage
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